The hearing was set to determine if there is probable cause to hold Espinosa for trial on two counts of murder for the deaths of Hector Carrero and Damian Shoreque-Gonzalez. He also faces the special circumstance that it was multiple murder.

If convicted of the charges and circumstance, Espinosa may be sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The prosecution alleges that Espinosa shot Carrero and Shoreque-Gonzalez during an argument at a marijuana grow off Doon Grade and Coutelenc roads on or about June 7.

Investigators discovered the victims' bodies near a shallow grave when searching the area in response to a missing person report for Carrero on June 27. They also reportedly found 28,000 pot plants growing on five different plots.